دوانة

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Beja duwaan (“vessel for storing liquids”), from Arabic جُوَن (juwan), the plural form of جَوْنَة (jawna, “receptacle for bottles”). Cognate with Sudanese Arabic دوانة (duwāna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

دوانة • (duwāne) f (plural دواين (dawāyin))

1. large water pot

References

• Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 43
• Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎^[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 72